Hardly and Seriously

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Hardly adverb - With great effort or determination.

Usage example: the state championship was a hardly fought contest between two evenly matched teams

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Seriously and hardly are semantically related in severely topic. In some cases you can use "Seriously" instead an adverb "Hardly".

Nearby Word: hard

Seriously adverb - To a great degree.

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Hardly and seriously are semantically related in severely topic. Sometimes you can use "Hardly" instead an adverb "Seriously".

Nearby Words: serious, seriousness

It hardly ever takes itself seriously, but at times emotions can run quite high, making for some touching moments among all the silliness.

Source: Manga / Ouran High School Host Club
Similarly, his creator, Doctor Octopus, while hardly ever seen outside of his lab, also appears to have no humorous quirks and if he's in an episode, the episode has a likeliness of taking itself seriously.

Source: Knight Of Cerebus / Western Animation
Animaniacs: Dot Warner likes to think of herself as The Cutie and takes her cuteness very seriously, but she's hardly innocent.

Source: The Fake Cutie

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